‘It’s going to be fine we’re going to be happy’: Chanelle Hayes opens up to us about her heartbreak

16:59 - 16 Nov 2017

CHANELLE HAYES GIVES HER FIRST TELEVISION INTERVIEW SINCE HER SPLIT FROM HER EX-BOYFRIEND, TWO MONTHS AFTER SHE GAVE BIRTH

Chanelle joined Andrea, Penny, Jane and Nadia to set the record straight after her difficult split from the father of her two month old son, Ryan Oates.

Talking about her ex, who she met on Tinder in February 2016, Chanelle said, ‘Ryan decided to leave… he’s not left the kids, he’s left me that’s fine. I’m not going to force someone.’ She added, ‘I wouldn’t change my children for the world but it wasn’t in the plan.... We had plans together.’

She also revealed she wasn’t getting much sleep, which wasn’t helping with things. When asked if there were rows she said, ‘To be fair, I’m not an easy person to live with but I didn’t think it was bad enough to break up,’ revealing that she is moving back home to be with her family.

She also revealed she wasn’t getting much sleep, which wasn’t helping with things. When asked if there were rows she said, ‘To be fair, I’m not an easy person to live with but I didn’t think it was bad enough to break up,’ revealing that she is moving back home to be with her family.

Ryan said in a statement, ‘Chanelle has presented a selected account of our relationship that doesn’t necessarily reflect the truth. I wish for our personal matters to remain private and will continue to keep my sole focus on doing my very best for Frankie and Blakely.’

On going through her ordeal during an already vulnerable time she said, ‘It’s horrible, I feel like every single part of my body hurts, it’s horrible. I ring my mum every night crying. My mum’s amazing but everyone’s an hour away so it’s quite difficult. It’s getting easier now he sleeps for about 90 minutes to two hours.

‘I know everything’s going to be fine we’re going to be happy. Ryan’s a really good dad, I’m a really good mum. It’s going to be fine I just need to get through it and pick myself up. Everyone’s healthy, everyone’s happy I’ve got great family, great friends. The boys are going to have really great parents and it’s going to be fine. I just need to get through this bit.’

Watch the interview above to hear Chanelle's full interview and the video below to hear her message of solidarity for other single parents.